1925 VFL Round 17: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1925 between Geelong and Footscray during round 17 of the 1925 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Corio Oval.
Cliff Rankin captained the hosts.
Con McCarthy captained the visitors with Vic Samson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Con McCarthy.
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), N. Brushfield, J. Chambers, D. Ferguson, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, D. Heagney, K. Johns, J. Jones, F. Murrells, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Williams
Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), V. Samson (vice-capt.), F. Aked, S. Bagley, G. Clissold, J. Croft, B. Doolan, A. Gardiner, R. Gibb, A. Hopkins, C. Laidlaw, N. McDonald, J. Meuleman, P. O'Brien, A. Outen, L. Punch, J. Rudd, J. Sherman
Geelong (14.16.100) defeated Footscray (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (3), C. Rankin (3), E. Fleming (2), J. Jones (2), G. Todd (2), D. Ferguson, F. Murrells
Footscray: A. Hopkins (4), F. Aked (2), S. Bagley (2), J. Croft
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 12 September 1925
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
10,800
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 39 | GEEL by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Con McCarthy
(Footscray)
Captains:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Con McCarthy
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Vic Samson
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Lane
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brushfield, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Ferguson, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Heagney, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Jockie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Murrells, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 16 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 45 | Bagley, Seddon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Clissold, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Croft, Joshua | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Doolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gibb, Rupert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hopkins, Allan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Con (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Meuleman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | O'Brien, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Punch, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rudd, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Samson, Vic (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sherman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 7 | |||